Every year I get invited to the Miami Dolphins Web Weekend. It’s a gathering of people who run Miami Dolphins fan sites. I know that sounds insanely nerdy but it’s pretty much the highlight of my year. You can probably stop reading now. But seriously, it was awesome. The first night we had a dinner at the team training facility where Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin and Phins great Sam Madison came and talked to us. The next day we packed care packages for the troops as part of some veterans day community service. After that we went back to the training facility for a tour and guest speakers. We got to talk to Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland and CEO Mike Dee and we watched a documentary on the undefeated 1972 Dolphins with the legendary running back Jim Kiick.

After that were the “Webby Awards” which are awards given to the best Dolphins websites. The Dolphins added a new category to the Webbys for the best community related site after former Dolphins president Eddie Jones who passed away recently. I thought my site Dolfans NYC had a chance because we have raised a ton of money for charity and have had a lot of press lately. We ended up winning not only the Eddie Jones award but also an award for best features and content. It was actually an incredibly proud moment for me and my partner Michelle.

The next day we woke up and headed out early to tailgate at Sun Life Stadium. We eventually headed inside the stadium where we watched warm ups from the sideline and then took our seats in the “Locker Room Club” which are amazing seats that are on the field right behind the endzone and then you can walk back into the stadium and watch the players come in and out of the locker room. Before the game the owner of the team was brought over to us so he could tell us how much he enjoyed our tailgate party in NYC a few weeks ago. I ended up on the Miami Dolphins Instagram account shaking his hand. It was pretty cool.

After that a game was played and we don’t need to talk about that. Let’s just say it was not the highlight of the trip. Anyway, I posted a bunch of photos from the weekend and you should look at them.

Click here to see all my shots from the 9th annual Miami Dolphins Web Weekend!

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